I dreamed of becoming a barrister at seventeen. Life chose differently, and it took me decades to work out what that old dream was really trying to tell me.

When a marriage, a job, or the school run ends, the friendships often go too — and most of us conclude it says something about us. It doesn't, and understanding why changes what to do next.

A small selection of books that speak to questions of purpose, meaning, and renewal in the second half of life.

Most of us have wondered at some point whether we should just take a back seat — let life settle, stop pushing. This article makes the case that the "it's too late" story is one of the biggest lies we're sold about later life. And that now, for many of us, is exactly the right moment.